First Post

Well, this is it - my first post on Substack. To be sure, I heard references to Substack many times over the past seven years, but was never interested enough to look into what it was. Recently, someone took the time to explain the concept to me, and I thought that it might be perfect for a project I had been contemplating for a while.

I wanted to write a book - not about what I thought might be of interest to others, but about something that has been of great interest to me personally. I wanted to write about fasting - all aspects of fasting: its meaning, its history, its practice, and most importantly, the best forms of fasting in the twenty-first century in a Western society.

Perhaps, this Substack is a better format than a book. It is more flexible, easy to edit, interactive, and I get to use my preferred style and punctuation without having to explain myself to an editor :-)

In addition to fasting, I plan to explore prayer and any other topic of practical importance to traditional Christians. Finally, this platform gives me an opportunity to offer commentary on current events that catch my attention and that I view as relevant to the practice of Christian living.

With this, welcome to my Substack. There is more to come.